I'm flying in from London, and have been a bit last minute with my planning because I wasn't sure if I was able to go... anyway, I still need a bike for the playa - do you have a spare one, or know where I can buy a bike in Reno please?

One thing with Walmart bikes they don't generally come assembled, so just be prepared to spend some time putting one together if you go that way.

We just got our bikes from the Reno bike project [url]http://www.renobikeproject.com/index.php/stuff-we-do/burning-man-bikes/[/url] and they are awesome. One of our group is 6'4" and we found a bike big enough for him easily. They say they usually sell out by Thursday the week of the event.

You can also join the Jack Rabbit Speaks newsletter and get bulletins and updates about this sort of thing about 1-2 times a month. Highly recommended. (It was the manner in which most of ePlaya knew tickets were going to sell out this year.)

my assumption is that bikes go missing in BM because people are pissed, dazed or just confused, so a cheap lock is probably all one needs to deter this. scenario, man grabs your bike 'd'oh the wheel doesn't turn, can't be my bike', man drops bike tries the next one, repeat until he finds one he can ride. But I may be wrong.

my assumption is that bikes go missing in BM because people are pissed, dazed or just confused, so a cheap lock is probably all one needs to deter this. scenario, man grabs your bike 'd'oh the wheel doesn't turn, can't be my bike', man drops bike tries the next one, repeat until he finds one he can ride. But I may be wrong.

designbunny wrote:I'm flying in from London, and have been a bit last minute with my planning because I wasn't sure if I was able to go... anyway, I still need a bike for the playa - do you have a spare one, or know where I can buy a bike in Reno please?

My first burn I had a bike, and my second burn I didn't, I had lots of fun both times, but can say bikes do make the playa a bit easier - although the yellow bikes were pretty good & easy to find.

Hey Designbunny. I may bring a couple extra bikes, though they'll be only of average size. Could be rideable by you but not your ideal comfort level. My group is already stressing about how much we're packing on one pickup but I'm not too worried. I could email some pics of my yurt to help find me...

I know enough to know I don't know shit. I just wish more people knew that much.

my assumption is that bikes go missing in BM because people are pissed, dazed or just confused, so a cheap lock is probably all one needs to deter this. scenario, man grabs your bike 'd'oh the wheel doesn't turn, can't be my bike', man drops bike tries the next one, repeat until he finds one he can ride. But I may be wrong.

You're totally right; it's not that people are thieves, they some times just think it's okay to take something that is sitting around.

Definitely always lock up your bike. I use a combo lock so I'm not messing around looking for keys, or worrying about losing my key.

dragonpilot wrote:I recommend some type of cable lock with a combination lock instead of a key lock. One of the first things you'll lose on the playa is a key! OTOH, you could lose your mind, but not as likely.!

Your Mind is the first thing to lose at BM.

Maybe just after a bike key & CAR KEYS. Make copies of keys. pick easy to remember combo's.